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← NORTH STAR ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE INCORPORATED

Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by NORTH STAR ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE INCORPORATED.

Totals

Total revenue
$16,230,507
Total expenses
$16,230,507
Contributions and grants received
$0
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$15,778,937
Investment income
$111,329
Other revenue
$340,241
Total assets, end of year
$43,936,328
Total liabilities, end of year
$26,103,230
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$17,833,098
Program services expenses (Part IX)
not reported
Management and general expenses
not reported
Fundraising expenses
not reported
Program service expenses (Part III)
not reported

Line items

Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.

Revenue

Part VIII, the statement of revenue.

  • 2a · Program service revenue: ELECTRIC SALES

    total $15,778,937 · related or exempt $15,778,937

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $111,329 · excluded $111,329

  • 10a · Gross sales of inventory

    $79,115

  • 10b · Cost of goods sold

    $63,228

  • 10c · Net income from sales of inventory

    total $15,887 · related or exempt $15,887

  • 11a · Other revenue: CAPITAL CREDITS

    total $287,997 · related or exempt $287,997

  • 11b · Other revenue: OTHER NON-OPERATING

    total $36,357 · related or exempt $36,357

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $324,354

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 4 · Benefits paid to or for members

    total $1,486,960

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $666,019

  • 20 · Interest

    total $640,555

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $1,401,611

  • 24a · Other expenses: COST OF POWER

    total $8,699,243

  • 24b · Other expenses: DISTRIBUTION - OPERATIO

    total $1,861,854

  • 24c · Other expenses: GENERAL & ADMIN

    total $743,933

  • 24d · Other expenses: CUSTOMER EXPENSE & SALE

    total $730,332

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $2,599,982 · end of year $2,985,347

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $1,880,184 · end of year $1,836,278

  • 8 · Inventories for sale or use

    beginning of year $2,120,718 · end of year $1,240,781

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $199,379 · end of year $190,558

  • 10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis

    $55,254,130

  • 10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation

    $20,089,293

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $33,105,435 · end of year $35,164,837

  • 13 · Investments: program-related

    beginning of year $2,306,979 · end of year $2,514,627

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $3,900 · end of year $3,900

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $2,828,858 · end of year $2,897,400

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $431,724 · end of year $101,019

  • 23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable

    beginning of year $21,697,219 · end of year $22,975,591

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $121,820 · end of year $129,220

  • 29 · Capital stock, trust principal or current funds

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 30 · Paid-in or capital surplus, or land, building or equipment fund

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 31 · Retained earnings, endowment or other funds

    beginning of year $17,136,956 · end of year $17,833,098

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

TO PROVIDE SAFE, RELIABLE ELECTRIC SERVICES TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF LIFE IN THE COMMUNITIES WE SERVE.

  • TO PROVIDE ELECTRIC AND UTILITY SERVICE TO 5,615 MEMBERS UNDER THE GUIDANCE OF THE RURAL UTILITY SERVICE DIVISION OF THE USDA.

As filed on the 2024 return.

Listed in Part VII

  • Steve Arnesen

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $12,000
    From this org
    $12,000
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    11
  • Michael Hanson

    VICE PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $11,400
    From this org
    $11,400
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    9
  • Lorraine Nygaard

    SECRETARY-TREASURER - PART YEAR

    Total calculated
    $4,200
    From this org
    $4,200
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Shelley Spears

    DIRECTOR/SECRETARY-TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $6,900
    From this org
    $6,900
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • Tom Smith

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $10,800
    From this org
    $10,800
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    15
  • Douglas King

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $9,600
    From this org
    $9,600
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    9
  • Randall Bergan

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $7,200
    From this org
    $7,200
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    3
  • Richard Ferguson Jr

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Kevin Holen

    GENERAL MANAGER

    Total calculated
    $398,652
    From this org
    $180,971
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $217,681
    Hours/week
    50

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $179,353
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $1,618
    Deferred
    $185,310
    Nontaxable benefits
    $32,371
    Filer's total
    $398,652
  • Robyn Sonstegard

    FINANCE MANAGER

    Total calculated
    $212,167
    From this org
    $135,232
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $76,935
    Hours/week
    50

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $134,551
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $681
    Deferred
    $41,064
    Nontaxable benefits
    $35,871
    Filer's total
    $212,167
  • Timothy Pelach

    OPERATIONS MANAGER

    Total calculated
    $267,853
    From this org
    $136,027
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $131,826
    Hours/week
    50

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $134,881
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $1,146
    Deferred
    $99,455
    Nontaxable benefits
    $32,371
    Filer's total
    $267,853
  • Jesse Huot

    SUB-FOREMAN

    Total calculated
    $158,689
    From this org
    $124,873
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $33,816
    Hours/week
    44

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $124,689
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $184
    Deferred
    $20,262
    Nontaxable benefits
    $13,554
    Filer's total
    $158,689
  • Todd Higgins

    FOREMAN

    Total calculated
    $163,168
    From this org
    $124,356
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $38,812
    Hours/week
    43

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $124,146
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $210
    Deferred
    $25,258
    Nontaxable benefits
    $13,554
    Filer's total
    $163,168
  • Todd Thydean

    FOREMAN

    Total calculated
    $198,597
    From this org
    $122,755
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $75,842
    Hours/week
    43

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $121,847
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $908
    Deferred
    $62,288
    Nontaxable benefits
    $13,554
    Filer's total
    $198,597
  • Preston Kennedy

    SUB-FOREMAN

    Total calculated
    $155,324
    From this org
    $121,545
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $33,779
    Hours/week
    43

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $121,372
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $173
    Deferred
    $20,225
    Nontaxable benefits
    $13,554
    Filer's total
    $155,324

Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those. A Schedule J breakdown is as filed: base pay, bonus, other, deferred compensation and nontaxable benefits from this organization, with any from related organizations beside each, and the filer's own total. It is shown with the Part VII listing of the same name on the same return. The form gives no key between the two, so that pairing is ours, and is marked matched by us.

Schedule J

Answered yes

  • 3 · Compensation survey or study
  • 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee

Answered no

  • 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment
  • 4b · Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan
  • 4c · Equity-based compensation arrangement

The filer's explanations (Part III)

PART I, LINE 3
NRECA DATA IS GATHERED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. THE GENERAL MANAGER SALARY WILL BE WITHIN THE AVERAGE RANGE OF THE DATA - NOT HIGHEST AND NOT LOWEST. THE BOARD APPROVES THE GENERAL MANAGER SALARY. MINUTES ARE KEPT OF THE BOARD MEETING DELIBERATIONS.
FORM 990, SCHEDULE J, PART II, COLUMN C:
COMPENSATION OF OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, KEY EMPLOYEES, HIGHEST COMPENSATED EMPLOYEES: INCLUDED IN OTHER DEFERRED COMPENSATION IS THE ESTIMATED CURRENT YEAR INCREASE IN THE ACTUARIAL VALUE OF THE DEFINED BENEFIT PLAN. THESE AMOUNTS DO NOT REPRESENT ANY CURRENT YEAR CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE PLAN. THEY ARE ESTIMATES OF THE INCREASE IN THE ACTUARIAL VALUE OF THA PLANS RECEIVED FROM THE NRECA. THE CURRENT YEAR EXPENSE AND THE INCREASE IN ACTUARIAL VALUE FOR EACH EMPLOYEE ARE REFLECTED IN THE STATEMENT FOR FORM 990, PART VII, COLUMN F.

Part I's answers as filed. A line not listed was left unanswered; on lines 1a and 3 that means the box was not checked.

Grants on this return

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Related organizations on this return

Schedule R Part II: tax-exempt organizations related to the filer by control. It does not record shared board members or money.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2024
Filed
7 May 2025
IRS schema version
2024v5.1
Source object
202511359349313286

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